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As central banks move away from ultra-loose monetary policy, and the global economic expansion matures, bond fund managers will need to ensure their portfolios draw on a truly diverse range of sources of return and carefully consider portfolio risk if they are to generate yield in the current market environment.

Maximiser Bond from Britannia

Britannia International has brought out a Maximiser Bond which will provide up to 17% gross return o...

Britannia International has brought out a Maximiser Bond which will provide up to 17% gross return over three and a half years.

This will be provided assuming the FTSE 100 index ends the investment period above or at the starting level. If the FTSE drops by the end of the term then the 17% return is reduced by the equivalent percentage fall in the index. So if the FTSE 100 fell 2%, investors would receive a 15% gain.